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  Amorphophallus for Beginners  
  This page and images were made possible with the help of Dan Levin
page28--A. maxwellii Bloom
 
 

 

I recieved the following description and images from Dan Levin, Bay Area, CA

Unfortunately I found myself horribly busy when the thing started to open.

Barely even got a chance to photograph it at all, and when I finally did it wasn't until post female anthesis. Which means... in Amorphophallus maxwellii, the top of the spathe literally moves and changes shape after the female flowers are no longer receptive (before the male flowers shed pollen). So the spathe actually closes slightly- folding over noticeably at the top and wrapping around the spadix. Changes the aesthetic a bit- but it's still a neat plant in all.

The plant was in bloom here in the SF Bay Area 1 month ago, in early Sept.


A. maxwellii

View of spathe, back-side, post female anthesis

The spathe was infused with metallic bronze/gold, olive green/rose blotches on the outside; predominantly deep burgundy on the inside. When the leaf petiole comes up (the tuber is dormant now) it has a bright pearlescent silver/white base with irridescent emerald green blotches on top. Really incredible.

 

A. maxwellii


View of spathe interior (nasty bits)

 

A. maxwellii

View of spathe and most of spadix

 

 



 

On the next page, I list some info on synonyms Amorphs.

 
 
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